Perth, Adelaide Oval, Melbourne Cricket Ground and Brisbane's The Gabba were awarded 'very good' ratings, while the Sydney pitch received 'satisfactory' by the world governing body of cricket.  The series decider took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground,

Roach pointed out that the SCG pitch aimed to showcase early pace and bounce, which would naturally wear and spin as the game progressed

The whole of Sydney Cricket Ground and the Australian team caps were draped in pink colour ahead of the fifth and final Test against India.

However, former Australia captain Michael Clarke was highly critical of the surface. "The SCG is my favourite ground in the world, it is my home ground, and I hate saying this out